arbalest

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But, even then, I saw a face at an archère, an ill face and fell, the wolf’s eyes of Brother Thomas glancing along the stock of an arbalest.

From A Monk of Fife by Lang, Andrew

And hark ye, by the way, unwind the arbalest before you cross; it is ever well to be on the safe side. 

From A Monk of Fife by Lang, Andrew

"That is a very strong prod of yours," said Johnston, shaking his grizzled head as he glanced at the thick arch and powerful strings of his rival's arbalest.

From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

"On thy back," said he sharply, and seizing the arbalest and taking a stroke forward he aided the desired movement.

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles

Holding the arbalest with one hand, Daoud vaulted into the saddle.

From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Shea, Robert